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Consumable In-App Purchases

James Montemagno February 15, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 02/15/17

If you are building a game or application with content that needs to be purchased multiple times, you'll need to integrate consumable in-app purchases (IAPs) into your application. In my previous IAP blog post, I covered the basics of setting up your app for IAP transactions, adding the IAP items to Google Play and iTunes Connect, and introduced you to the In-App Billing Plugin for Xamarin that greatly simplifies the process of adding IAP to your application's code. Today, we'll take a look at consumables and how they offer a slight tweak to the development process.

Integrating In-App Purchases in Mobile Apps

James Montemagno February 2, 2017 Feb 2, 2017 02/2/17

Developers often need to integrate monetization to generate revenue when developing mobile apps. There are several ways to monetize apps, but at some point you may want to introduce In-App Purchases, or IAPs, into your app. IAPs can be used in several ways that could apply to your apps, such as adding features, removing ads, or buying in-game currency. Let's take an in-depth look at IAPs and how to add them to mobile apps.

Round Launcher Icons in Android 7.1

James Montemagno January 30, 2017 Jan 30, 2017 01/30/17

Circular launcher icons have become standard since the introduction of Android Nougat 7.1 and the new Pixel Launcher. Google has even introduced a new API enabling developers to specify a round launcher icon for launchers that support it, which is great if you have strong branding and only want a round icon to show up to match the launcher.

Enhanced Device Logging in Visual Studio

James Montemagno January 23, 2017 Jan 23, 2017 01/23/17

During development we often print out logs, warnings, and errors to the console to help with the debugging process. However, with the complexity of mobile operating systems and applications, we often need to see what's happening on the device or being logged by other parts of the operating system. This is where the iOS and Android device logs come in to help; they've been completely redesigned in the latest version of Xamarin for Visual Studio.

Lightweight Ads for Android Apps

James Montemagno January 16, 2017 Jan 16, 2017 01/16/17

The easiest way to start monetizing your mobile apps is to connect with advertisers and show relevant ads within them. It's as simple as displaying an ad, your users click on it, and you make money. Today we're going to look at a new SDK for Android, Ads Lite.

Live XAML Previewing with the Xamarin.Forms Previewer

Nina Vyedin November 21, 2016 Nov 21, 2016 11/21/16

One of the most time-consuming parts of development is the the build and run cycle, or the time between writing a line of code and seeing it execute. Real-time feedback makes development faster, easier, and more fun for developers. The Xamarin.Forms Previewer renders a live preview of a page side-by-side with the XAML markup, allowing you to see your user interface come to life as you type.

Android Wear Developer Preview Now Available

Chris Hardy March 18, 2014 Mar 18, 2014 03/18/14

Today's announcement of the Developer Preview of Android Wear brings an exciting new look on smart watches. Taking advantage of the existing notification infrastructure of Android devices, Xamarin.Android apps don't need to do anything to have notifications show up on the Android Wear emulators. Putting to use the unique features of ...

Develop for Google Glass with Xamarin.Android

Chris Hardy December 5, 2013 Dec 5, 2013 12/5/13

At a recent Google developer event, they unveiled a sneak peek for the long awaited Glass Developer Kit (GDK), which enables Android developers to build native applications using the Android SDK. For Xamarin.Android developers that have access to the Google Glass SDK, the new APIs (and a sample app) from this sneak peek are only a Xamarin...

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Consumable In-App Purchases

Integrating In-App Purchases in Mobile Apps

Round Launcher Icons in Android 7.1

Enhanced Device Logging in Visual Studio

Lightweight Ads for Android Apps

Live XAML Previewing with the Xamarin.Forms Previewer

Android Wear Developer Preview Now Available

Develop for Google Glass with Xamarin.Android

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